Artist and jazz aficionado Oliver Bonhomme does some killer improvisation with these illustrations of jazz musicians laying down some hot licks. See more of his 'Jazz Punk' series at...
There are many bands that never “make it big” or even get to the brink of success. These bands play dive bars and venues with crowds of less than twenty. Eventually, those gigs take a toll on...
Vinyl albums are in the midst of a renaissance, thanks in large part to a heady group of music-loving millennials that want an earthier and more soulful sound than what’s offered by antiseptic...
It requires many words to describe a man who once had no name. Prince was (was…what a terrible word) an amalgam of Great Others. He was Sly Stone. And James Brown. And George Clinton. And Lennon...
In the spring of 1991, I was living in Hollywood and had gone out on a Friday night with some friends from my apartment complex, one of whom was a model and was very connected in the L.A. club scene....
My name is Chris Carlson. I’m a middle-aged father of three; a steak-grilling Midwesterner; a driver of pick-up trucks and toter of guns…and I’m a Little Monster. Paws up, baby. There’s...
It is no secret that I'm a fan of Ernie Mannix and his book Six Devils in the San Fernando Valley, a classic tale of good and evil. However, Mannix started as a musician, with a pop album in the...
What happens when a scheduled guest unexpectedly can't make your show? If you're the Midnight Movie Cowboys, you talk about interesting things as friends. Listen in as they talk about the...
This Vintage Gold comes from Chris Carlson- Since the time I learned to write my own name, there were two things – aside from family and country – that I’ve always cared about: the Minnesota...
The passing of trumpet and trombone master Mic Gillette, a founding member of Tower of Power, is a good time to put down my reflections about the band he helped create. "The Tower of Power family...
